Structural Member Making Patents (Class 29/897)
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Patent number: 8763253Abstract: An apparatus comprises a composite elongate member, a channel, and a number of composite structures. The composite elongate member has a side configured for attachment to a surface of a structure. The channel is on the side and extends along a length of the composite elongate member. The number of composite structures is configured for placement in the channel and configured to attach a portion of the side of the composite elongate member to the structure. The number of composite structures has layers oriented substantially perpendicular to the surface of the structure. The number of composite structures is configured to increase a capacity of the composite elongate member to withstand forces that pull the composite elongate member away from the structure.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2011Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Malmurugan Kamaraj, Donald Paul Matheson
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Publication number: 20140165499Abstract: An implementation of a stud assembly disclosed herein includes an external stud and an internal stud inserted longitudinally into the external stud, wherein the internal stud has cross-sectional dimensions that are smaller than the cross-sectional dimensions of the external stud. Each of the internal stud and the external stud may include a web, two flanges connected to the web, and two lips connected to the two flanges. Furthermore, each of the internal stud and the external stud may be created from a cold-rolled steel.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2013Publication date: June 19, 2014Inventors: John Louis Vanker, Michael J. Lastowski
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Patent number: 8752295Abstract: A method includes acquiring a first structural component conforming to a design, producing a first vehicle including the first structural component, and transferring possession of the first vehicle with the first structural component having a first set of mechanical properties. The method further includes acquiring a second structural component conforming to the design, subjecting the second structural component to a heat treatment process so that the second structural component is characterized by a second set of mechanical properties different from the first set of mechanical properties, producing a second vehicle including the second structural component, and transferring possession of the second vehicle with the second structural component having the second set of mechanical properties.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2010Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Wuhua Yang, Charles J. Bruggemann, Robert R. Mayer
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Publication number: 20140144973Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a reinforcing structure for reinforcing a side wall structure for a motor vehicle in the region of a door cutout, wherein the reinforcing structure is designed ring-shaped in order to surround a door cutout of a side wall structure. It is provided that the reinforcing structure is produced material-uniformly. The present disclosure furthermore relates to a semi-finished product for producing such a reinforcing structure and to a method for producing the reinforcing structure. The present disclosure also relates to a side wall structure and to a side wall for a motor vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2014Publication date: May 29, 2014Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Bernd POHL, Stefan STANIK
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Patent number: 8720067Abstract: A contoured roller set and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. A male roller having a convex surface and a pair of female rollers each having a concave surface can receive a generally thin sheet of material and impart a doubly-curved shape to the sheet. The convex and concave surfaces of the male and female rollers can have a radius of curvature chosen to match a radius of curvature of the sheet of material. The rollers are positioned and shaped to urge the sheet between the female rollers to cause the sheet to curve toward the male roller.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2010Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: Blue Origin, LLCInventor: Christopher M. Gil
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Publication number: 20140096470Abstract: The invention relates to a profiled element with an elongated profiled body that consists of metal or plastic in particular. The profiled body comprises at least two separately designed longitudinal portions, each longitudinal portion comprising a meandering longitudinal edge and a rectilinear longitudinal edge that lies opposite the meandering longitudinal edge. The longitudinal portions are connected to each other by the rectilinear longitudinal edges. The invention further relates to such a profiled element in which the longitudinal portions can be designed separately or as a single piece, said profiled body having a substantially U- or V-shaped cross-section with two profiled limbs and a profiled connecting piece that connects the profiled limbs.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2012Publication date: April 10, 2014Applicant: PROTEKTORWERK FLORENZ MAISCH GMBH & CO. KGInventor: Heiner Willerscheid
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Patent number: 8683694Abstract: A frame assembly that includes at least two frame members that are connected to one another. A corner key cavity is formed at the outer sides of adjacent frame members and is shaped to cooperate with a corner key. The corner key cooperates with the corner key cavity to secure adjacent frame members to one another. The corner key cavity is formed at or near the outer perimeter of the joined frame members, and extends across a majority of the depth of the frame members. The frame assembly may include a number of frame members that, when secured to one another, define a window frame assembly.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2013Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: James Hardie Technology LimitedInventor: Brian A. Emanuel
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Patent number: 8683697Abstract: A large scale structure includes a plurality of panels, wherein each panel has at least one opening therethrough. And each panel has opposed edge profiles that are positionable next to adjacent panels and opposed end profiles that are positionable next to adjacent panels. A plurality of rods extend through aligned openings so as to interconnect the plurality of panels to one another. And a plurality of coupling nuts, each coupling nut attachable to an end of one of the rods, wherein the coupling nuts secure the panels to one another. An insert with apertures aligned with the openings allows a rod to extend through the insert and facilitate securement of the insert to the plurality of panels so as to form a section. Additional sections can be assembled as needed to form the structure.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2010Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: Lockheed Martin CorporationInventors: Randy L. Gaigler, Kishan L. Goel, Tushar K. Shah
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Patent number: 8671574Abstract: An apparatus for removably attaching dealer tags to various vehicles, comprising two or more mounting devices, each comprising a center portion with a mounting hole for mounting the device on the vehicle's tag or license mounting structure using a screw or bolt or similar mounting means. At one end of the device is a mounting post supported by a mounting post support with a ridge, protrusion, or indentation on two opposing sides. The mounting post support is flexibly attached to the center portion, and can be bent around and removably attached to the center portion by means of inserting the ridge or protrusions into corresponding holes or slots in the sides of the center portion. The other end of the device comprises a flexible arm or structure with a hole adapted to fit over the mounting post.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2011Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Inventor: Dennis Brandon
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Publication number: 20140070507Abstract: A lift axle suspension system is provided with a frame bracket member connectable to a vehicle frame, an upper control arm, and a lower control arm. Each control arm has a first end and a second end, with the first end of each control arm being pivotally connected to the frame bracket member. The suspension system also includes an axle connecting member connectable to an axle, with the second end of each control arm being pivotally connected to the axle connecting member. A compression coil spring having a first end connected to the lower control arm and a second end connected to the upper control arm serves as a lift mechanism for lifting and lowering the axle connected to the axle connecting member. The compression coil spring may encircle at least a portion of and be substantially coaxial with the lower control arm.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2013Publication date: March 13, 2014Applicant: Hendrickson USA, L.L.C.Inventor: Michael J. Gottschalk
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Publication number: 20140061417Abstract: A component assembly and a suspension device for supporting rails, in particular for suspended ceilings or the like, and a method for manufacturing the component assembly and the suspension device are described. The component assembly includes first and second components that are generally flat-shaped and fastened to each other, where at least two guide slots extending substantially parallel are formed both in the first component and in the second component. The regions of the first and of the second component that are arranged between the guide slots each form retaining portions. The first component and the second component are plugged together in the longitudinal direction of the guide slots in overlapping relation to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2012Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicant: PROTEKTORWERK FLORENZ MAISCH GMBH & CO. KGInventor: Christof Maisch
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Patent number: 8661685Abstract: According to an exemplary embodiment of the invention, pre-assembly and integration of part of an aircraft cabin takes place outside the aircraft structure by means of an assembly device. After pre-assembly, the part of the aircraft cabin is slid into the open section of the aircraft structure where it is installed.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2009Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbHInventors: Christoph Blees, Niklas Halfmann, Dieter Krause, Marcus Gehm
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Publication number: 20140053752Abstract: The invention is a method of manufacturing elevated rail segments and an elevated rail system including those rail segments. Features of the elevated rail system include pivot points between the track and vertical supports elevating the rail system, eccentric bolt and washer assemblies that allow precise vertical and horizontal adjustment of the vertical supports and threaded bolts that allow precise micro-adjustment of height of the track above the concrete foundations.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2013Publication date: February 27, 2014Applicant: HILLTRAC, INC.Inventors: Alan Hepner, David Metivier
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Patent number: 8650756Abstract: Methods and systems to manufacture bonded corrugation truss-based structures. This allows the ability to change the dimensions of the individual structural features of the corrugations, i.e. thickness of the core, face sheet thickness, relative density of the core, and the alloys. The nodal design which provides ideal stress/strain distribution for in-plane and out-off plane loading. The node has a curved/smooth triple point intersection which in turn can provide best load transfer interface with high integrity/toughness. The bonded corrugation truss based structure can be continuous to any length only limited by the volume of the extrusion billet and the press capacity. An aspect of the bonded corrugation structures may include friction stir welding of the face sheets or any fusion welding of panels with edge members for strengthening allows fabrication of panels of any width and length. Bonding panels enables the fabrication of structures of any width.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2009Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: University of Virginia Patent FoundationInventors: Haydn N. G. Wadley, John J. Wetzel, Yellapu V. Murty
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Publication number: 20140041229Abstract: A method of making a composite tube-shaped fabrication member by providing in coils a first planar member suitable to form a flange of a tube-shaped fabrication member, two second planar members suitable to form web portions of a tube-shaped frame member, and two third planar members suitable to form a portion of a flange of the tube-shaped member, uncoiling the coils for first, second, and third planar members and passing them through accumulators, aligning the first, second, and third planar members adjacent respective side portions and attaching side portions of each planar member to respective side portions of adjacent planar members to form a composite intermediate product, and cold-forming to form a composite fabrication member of a desired shape.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2013Publication date: February 13, 2014Applicant: KRIP LLCInventors: Jeremy Ryan SMITH, Kennon WHALEY
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Publication number: 20140041230Abstract: A method of making a composite tube-shaped fabrication member by providing in coils a first planar member suitable to form a flange of a tube-shaped fabrication member, two second planar members suitable to form web portions of a tube-shaped frame member, and two third planar members suitable to form a portion of a flange of the tube-shaped member, uncoiling the coils of first, second, and third planar members and passing them through accumulators, aligning the first, second, and third planar members adjacent respective side portions and attaching side portions of each planar member to respective side portions of adjacent planar members to form a composite intermediate product, and cold-forming to form a composite fabrication member of a desired shape.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2013Publication date: February 13, 2014Applicant: KRIP LLCInventors: Jeremy Ryan SMITH, Kennon WHALEY
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Patent number: 8646182Abstract: Provided is a sandwich component with a core which comprises a foam material. A fibrous sheet-like material arranged in the foam material at least partially encloses a working region of the sandwich component in a sheet-like manner. At least one strut is incorporated in the foam material and extends from an entry surface of the foam material from outside the working region to at least the fibrous sheet-like material.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2010Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbHInventors: Hans-Jürgen Weber, Gregor Christian Endres
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Publication number: 20140027398Abstract: Method for the assembly of a mobile crane, particularly a telescopic crane, at a construction site, having a main boom as well as at least one boom enhancement loaded on a means of transport, and comprising at least one lattice section, which method has the method steps of moving the mobile crane and/or the means of transport, to coarsely align the crane main boom and at least one lattice section of the boom enhancement to each other, connecting the crane main boom to the lattice section by means of one or more traction means, and raising the main boom, which results in traction being applied to the one or more traction means, to align the axes of the junctions of the main boom and of the lattice section at least partially for the subsequent assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2012Publication date: January 30, 2014Applicant: Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbHInventor: HANS-DIETER WILLIM
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Patent number: 8635776Abstract: A body hanger bracket aligns and attaches an accent panel to a vehicle body panel. The hanger bracket includes selectively detachable first and second alignment tabs. The first alignment tab engages a horizontal indexing feature on the vehicle body panel for aligning the hanger bracket horizontally and the second alignment tab engages a vertical indexing feature on the vehicle body panel for aligning the hanger bracket vertically. After the hanger bracket is aligned and attached to the body panel, the first and second alignment tabs are detached. The accent panel is then attached to the hanger bracket.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2011Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Tiercon Corp.Inventors: Brad Newberry, Chris Campbell
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Publication number: 20140001310Abstract: A mechanical linkage includes first and second end members and a pair of generally parallel arcuate beams, interconnecting the end members and defining a lateral space therebetween. A plurality of alternating fingers extend from each beam into the lateral space, and a damping member is attached between each adjacent pair of fingers within the lateral space.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2012Publication date: January 2, 2014Inventor: Edward V. White
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Publication number: 20130340384Abstract: A modular fibre reinforced plastic flange for a structural composite beam which comprises a body formed of a plurality of elongate elements arranged in an array, wherein the dimensions of the body are substantially determined by the number and arrangement of the elongate elements in the array, and a skin member at least partially surrounding the array. Also, a structural composite beam comprising the modular fibre reinforced plastic flange and a shear web connected to the skin member of the modular flange. A method of making the modular flange and beams, and a kit of parts for making the modular flange are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2013Publication date: December 26, 2013Applicant: Blade Dynamics, Ltd.Inventors: Paul Trevor Hayden, Harald Behmer
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Publication number: 20130320030Abstract: A corner board includes first and second sides, each including a board material; a bend between the first and second sides, joining first and second sides together; and a slit adjacent to a first end of the corner board, the slit completely crossing the bend and partially crossing the first and second sides. In addition, a method of manufacturing a corner board includes bending a board stock to form first and second sides of the corner board with an angle therebetween; cutting the board stock into fixed lengths, the bent and cut board stock forming the corner board; and forming a slit near a first end of the corner board. The present corner board may be advantageously rested or placed along a vertical edge of a container or stack of containers.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2013Publication date: December 5, 2013Inventor: Clyde ULRICH
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Patent number: 8595937Abstract: A method for fabricating a reinforced concrete beam which greatly increases the effectiveness of stirrups in contributing to shear resistance. The method for fabricating a reinforced concrete beam generally includes the steps of positioning a plurality of rebars parallel with respect to each other to form the internal reinforced frame of the beam. A plurality of stirrups may then be extended around the plurality of rebars to provide additional support. An equivalent spacing value is computed in terms of transverse spacing (sw), longitudinal spacing (sL) and effective depth (d) and efficiency is then maximized in light of practical considerations by varying the transverse spacing (sw), In a preferred embodiment, after calculating the longitudinal spacing (sL) of the stirrups and the effective depth (d) of the rebars, the stirrups are positioned within the rebars using a transverse spacing (sw) calculated by the following equation: s w = ( s L d ) 0.5 ? d .Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2011Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Inventor: Ahmed B. Shuraim
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Publication number: 20130305727Abstract: An integrated composite structure with a graded coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) is formed by selecting a plurality of layers of materials with a graded CTE and using build-up (bottom-up) fabrication approaches such as metal deposition or powder metallurgy to produce a CTE-graded layered composite preform, which is then consolidated and heat treated to create the CTE graded integrated composite billet or near net shape. The integrated composite billet or near net shape is then processed to produce a first surface for attachment of a first structural member having a first CTE and to produce a second surface of for attachment of a second structural member having a second CTE.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2013Publication date: November 21, 2013Applicant: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Ali Yousefiani, John G. Vollmer, Michael L. Hand, John M. Comfort
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Publication number: 20130291476Abstract: Preforms for open structured (lattice) composite truss structures manufactured from large prepreg yarns on a conventional maypole braiding machine, and subsequently cured to produce fiber reinforced composites of high strength and light weight.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2013Publication date: November 7, 2013Inventor: AUBURN UNIVERSITY
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Publication number: 20130276308Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing a panel including a core having a truss structure between upper and lower face sheets. The manufacturing method includes disposing the upper and lower face sheets in parallel to each other at a predetermined distance, repeatedly performing, several times, a process in which a plurality of flexible wires vertically pass through the upper and lower face sheets to reciprocation-connect the upper and lower face sheets to each other, thereby sewing the upper and lower face sheets after the upper and lower face sheets horizontally move in parallel to each other, and maximally spacing both face sheets in a vertical direction while being maintained in a parallel to each other after a relative displacement of the upper and lower face sheets is solved, and fixing the face sheets and the wires to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2011Publication date: October 24, 2013Applicant: INDUSTRY FOUNDATION OF CHONNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITYInventors: Ki Ju Kang, Ki Won Lee, Hun Ho Kwak, Hyun Hee Lee, A Reum Kim
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Publication number: 20130264842Abstract: A method of manufacturing a vehicle frame, includes: forming compatible threads on a first rail composed of a first material and a second rail composed of a second material; forming a pair of locators on the first and second rails, said locators configured to indicate an alignment condition of the first rail and second rail when screwed together; and screwing together the first rail and second rail.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2013Publication date: October 10, 2013Inventors: David Anthony Wagner, Michael M. Azzouz, Eric William Barrett, Xiaoming Chen, John Martin Knittel, Sanjay Mehta, John Joseph Uicker, Jeff A. Wallace
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Patent number: 8549726Abstract: The present invention relates to a simple and easy to make snowman with a limited amount of snow. The system does not require the lifting of heavy snow balls, typically used in the making of a snowman, and provides for small children to be able to handle the snow without adult help. Further, this invention provides a quick and affective decorating system which can be reused and positioned securely anywhere on the figure.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2010Date of Patent: October 8, 2013Inventor: Phyllis Washburn
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Publication number: 20130240583Abstract: A set of containers comprising containers made of materials able to transfer collision forces, when the car body is hit, where the containers are shaped in relation to each other and in relation to the surfaces limiting the car boot space in such a way that they fill this space completely. The invention refers also to the method of car body reinforcement by filling the car boot with the containers shaped in relation to each other and in relation to the surfaces limiting the car boot space in such a way that they fill this space completely.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2011Publication date: September 19, 2013Applicant: ALICJA LANGSTEINERInventors: Alicia Langsteiner, Gerhard Michael Mikolaiczik, Albert Stanislaw Wojtowicz
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Publication number: 20130230690Abstract: A polymer-based composite sandwich includes a reinforced core bonded between a pair of composite facesheets. The core includes a truss formed by groups of composite pins held in place by a layer of structural foam. The pins in the groups are radially arranged around nodes. The ends of the pins are splayed and sandwiched between the foam layer and the facesheets.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2013Publication date: September 5, 2013Applicant: The Boeing CompanyInventor: Buddhadev Chakrabarti
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Publication number: 20130199045Abstract: A method for forming structural equipment employed in sulfur containing environments such as oil refineries and the like. In one embodiment, the method comprises: providing a steel composition containing up to 0.35% of C, 0.30 to 3.5% Si, up to 1.2% Mo, up to 1.35% Mn, up to 5% Al, less than 12.0% Cr, balance of Fe and unavoidable impurities; forming a structural component conforming to prevailing industry standards with respect to design, fabrication, inspection and testing, metallurgical and mechanical properties. The structural equipment has a corrosion rate of less than 15 mpy. In one embodiment, the equipment is formed from a steel composition has a carbon equivalent of less than 0.63, requiring no post weld heat treatment (“PWHT”). In another embodiment, the CE is less than 0.45, requiring no preheat nor PWHT.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2013Publication date: August 8, 2013Inventors: Edwin Hall Niccolls, Grzegorz Jan Kusinski, David Lawrence Cooke
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Patent number: 8499455Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for installing a land wind power generator by using lead rails, and the method includes the steps of: locating a lower support having an insertion protrusion, a horizontal stepped surface, and a ground anchor, under the ground; locating a pair of posts of a tower crane and a cage for each post at the horizontal stepped surface of the lower support, ascending a nacelle assembly and an overhead crane, and locating an intermediate support by means of an outside crane; and locating the lead rails along the ground and the front surface of the intermediate support and ascending an upper support along the lead rails by means of the overhead crane. Next, after a nacelle base, a support frame, the lead rails, and the tower crane are disassembled from the located positions, a plurality of propellers connected to rollers located inside a rotary part of the nacelle assembly are lifted by means of a winch and are inserted into a plurality of coupling grooves of the rotary part.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2008Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Inventor: Dong Taek Suh
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Patent number: 8497027Abstract: A honeycomb structure and a method of forming an iron based glass forming honeycomb structure. The honeycomb structure may include at least two sheets, each having a thickness in the range of 0.01 mm to 0.15 mm, formed from an iron based glass forming alloy comprising 40 to 68 atomic percent iron, 13 to 17 atomic percent nickel, 2 to 21 atomic percent cobalt, 12 to 19 atomic percent boron, optionally 0.1 to 6 atomic percent carbon, optionally 0.3 to 4 atomic percent silicon, optionally 1 to 20 percent chromium. The sheets may be stacked, bonded together and formed into a honeycomb. The honeycomb structure may include a plurality of cells.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2010Date of Patent: July 30, 2013Assignee: The NanoSteel Company, Inc.Inventors: Daniel James Branagan, Jikou Zhou, Brian E. Meacham, Jason K. Walleser, Alla V. Sergueeva
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Patent number: 8496206Abstract: Structural panels for use in manufacturing aircraft fuselages and other structures are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a structural panel configured in accordance with the invention includes a skin and at least first and second stiffeners. The first stiffener can have a first flange portion mated to the skin and a first raised portion projecting away from the skin. The second stiffener can have a second flange portion mated to the skin and a second raised portion projecting away from the skin. At least one of the first flange portion of the first stiffener and the second flange portion of the second stiffener can extend toward the other of the first flange portion and the second flange portion to form an at least approximately continuous support surface to which a frame can be attached.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2010Date of Patent: July 30, 2013Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Kent E. Johnson, Mark A. Ulvin
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Patent number: 8490286Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to a method for manufacturing an aircraft fuselage section of composite material that comprises the following operations manufacturing a one-piece section; cutting the section longitudinally; spreading apart two edges located on the two sides of the cut; reassembling the section and making a longitudinal joint with the two edges overlapping. The disclosed embodiments also relate to a section made in accordance with this method.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2009Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignee: Airbus Operations SASInventors: Cedric Meyer, Jocelyn Gaudin
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Publication number: 20130177443Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a turbine external compartment, a frame for a turbine external compartment, and a method of constructing a frame for a turbine external compartment that can improve a flow of steam inside of the compartment and can enhance the rigidity of the compartment using a simple structure. A turbine external compartment according to the present invention is placed in a frame having a steel-plate reinforced concrete structure obtained by filling a space between a plurality of steel plates with concrete. The turbine external compartment includes a lower half part having a side plate part or an end plate part made of the steel plates that constitute the frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2011Publication date: July 11, 2013Inventors: Makoto Kondo, Tamiaki Nakazawa
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Patent number: 8479395Abstract: A method for reinforcing, baffling or sealing a vehicle structure, comprising the steps of providing one or more materials having a horizontal axis, at least one terminating edge, and an initial length, forming openings in the one or more materials, and applying the one or more materials to a location requiring reinforcement, baffling, sealing or any combination thereof.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2009Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignee: Zephyros, Inc.Inventors: Dean Quaderer, Erin White, Gary Vanlerberghe
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Publication number: 20130164489Abstract: A panel assembly comprising: a panel (11); a stiffener (12) having a foot (12a), an upstanding web (12b) and a run-out region at one end; and a fitting (13), wherein the stiffener foot is bonded to the panel, and wherein the fitting is attached to the stiffener web and to the panel outboard of the end of the stiffener foot. The outboard end of the web may overhang an outboard end of the foot in the run-out region, of the stiffener.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2011Publication date: June 27, 2013Applicant: AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITEDInventors: Martin Gaitonde, Enzo Cosentino
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Publication number: 20130158697Abstract: A method and apparatus for manufacturing a structure. A part for the structure may be supported on a plurality of mobile fixtures configured to control an orientation of the part. The part for the structure may be moved using the plurality of mobile fixtures to a number of stations for performing a number of operations for manufacturing the structure using the part. The plurality of mobile fixtures may be configured to move in a coordinated manner and substantially maintain a desired orientation for the part while moving the part to a station in the number of stations. The number of operations for manufacturing the structure may be performed at the number of stations while the plurality of mobile fixtures supports the part.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2011Publication date: June 20, 2013Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANYInventors: Paul Reed Stone, Clayton Lynn Munk, Eric M. Reid
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Patent number: 8458907Abstract: A method for providing a natural stucco appearance for a steel structural panel comprises providing a steel sheet and coating the exterior surface with a low gloss protective coating, and then embossing the exterior surface with a low relief pattern. The steel sheet is then embossed with a second, higher relief pattern under high pressure. The double embossment together with the low gloss coating achieves a natural stucco appearance.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2010Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: Pre-Insulated Metal Technologies LLCInventors: William H. Lowery, Michael T. Lowery, John Lettko
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Publication number: 20130133858Abstract: A construction module comprises at least one covering element, which comprises or is as such a heat transfer element. Each of the heat transfer elements is advantageously formed of upper and lower sheets connected to each other by multiple connecting seams. The space between the seams are then puffed out so that at least one conduit is defined by the connecting seams between the seams and said upper and lower sheets of the heat transfer element. The construction module may comprise also an insulating layer between the covering elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2011Publication date: May 30, 2013Applicant: SUNCOL OYInventor: Timo Friman
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Patent number: 8448337Abstract: A device for positioning a motor vehicle bodywork part, the bodywork part intended to be juxtaposed with a door of the vehicle, it being possible for the door to adopt an open position and a closed position on the vehicle. The positioning device includes elastic means capable of defining: a first position for the positioning device when the door is in the open position, and a second position for the positioning device when the door is in the closed position, during which the elastic means are deformed.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2008Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Assignee: Compagnie Plastic OmniumInventors: Frederic Stablo, Sebastien Nozza
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Patent number: 8443517Abstract: An expansion joint bracket retains an expansion joint board in a concrete installation. The expansion joint bracket may include a base member having multiple nail holes for securing the bracket to the earth (or sand or gravel put down prior to pouring concrete there upon). First and second board support members may run perpendicular to the base and parallel to each other to hold the expansion joint board in place. Gussets, typically triangular shaped gussets, extend from the board support members to the base member. The expansion joint brackets may be disposed every 12-24 inches on the expansion joint board and concrete may be poured over the expansion joint brackets, resulting in a quick and simple concrete installation.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2012Date of Patent: May 21, 2013Inventor: Theodore Conrad Curtis
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Publication number: 20130119700Abstract: A drive assembly for a slide out in an expandable enclosure, the drive assembly comprising a beam attachable to the slide out, the beam having a first row of teeth and a second row of teeth thereon, the first row of teeth and the second row of teeth extending parallel to each other on opposite sides of the beam wherein the teeth in the first row of teeth are offset relative to the teeth in the second row of teeth and a drive gear having a first gear wheel engagable with the first row of teeth and a second gear wheel engagable with the second row of teeth, and an actuator coupled to the beam to selectively extend and retract the beam.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2011Publication date: May 16, 2013Applicant: Norco Industries, Inc.Inventor: Bernard F. Garceau
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Patent number: 8434231Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a metal component, wherein a raw material (4, 34, 42, 74) is provided, the raw material (4, 34, 42, 74) is stamped and is further processed following the stamping process to form a component (90, 108, 114). The component (90, 108, 114) has at least partially stamped areas (16, 36, 48, 98), and the raw material (4, 34, 42, 74) is hot-stamped. The invention further relates to the use of a hot-stamped metal component, which is preferably produced using a method according to the invention, in a motor vehicle body, in particular as a reinforcing element in a B-column (114), a sill, or a longitudinal beam.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2011Date of Patent: May 7, 2013Assignee: ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AGInventors: Franz-Josef Lenze, Sascha Sikora, Andreas Ulrichs, Lothar Patberg
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Patent number: 8434232Abstract: A method for constructing a truss includes selecting three or more chord elements (two or more upper chord elements and one or more lower chord elements) and one or more web elements. The selecting of the components includes estimating a first change in length for each of the two or more upper chord elements and estimating a second change in length of each of the one or more lower chord elements, the first change in length and the second change in length in response to changes in conditions to which the truss is exposed. The one or more web elements are selected from the plurality of wood members to compensate for the deformation caused by the first change in length and the second change in length.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2009Date of Patent: May 7, 2013Assignee: Weyerhaeuser NR CompanyInventors: John E. Jones, III, Benjamin C. Donner
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Publication number: 20130099062Abstract: The present invention pertains inter alia to a structural arrangement, comprising a box structure, a first fibre portion which extends in a first plane, a second fibre portion which extends in a second plane, the first and the second fibre portion being interconnected at a crossing point thereof, the first fibre portion comprising a first portion on one side of the crossing point and a second portion on the other side of the crossing point, the first portion being connected to a first portion of the box structure and the second portion being connected to a second portion of the box structure, the second fibre portion forming, on one side of the crossing point, an inner web inside the box structure and, on the other side of the crossing point, an outer web outside the box structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2012Publication date: April 25, 2013Applicant: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBHInventors: Oliver SEACK, Alexander BRUNS
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Patent number: 8407898Abstract: An embodiment of the system for forming a movable slab foundation as comprised by the present invention has a slab foundation, at least one substantially vertical support member, at least one support surface, and at least one support sleeve. The at least one supports sleeve surrounds the at least one support member and is encased within the slab foundation and is capable of movement axially along the length of the at least one support member. The at least one vertical support member is capable of rotation relative to the at least one support sleeve to restrict the movement of the at least one support sleeve downward relative to the at least one vertical support member, thereby maintaining the height of the at least one support sleeve and the slab foundation relative to the at least one support surface.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2010Date of Patent: April 2, 2013Inventor: Frederick S. Marshall
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Publication number: 20130047544Abstract: Embodiments of the invention comprise interchangeable pre-fabricated planar trusses, sections, and structures, and methods for efficiently creating the interchangeable pre-fabricated planar trusses, sections and, structures. Embodiments of the method comprise determining the application needs; designing the interchangeable pre-fabricated planar trusses for the application needs; continuously producing the interchangeable pre-fabricated planar trusses through in-line processing; galvanizing the interchangeable pre-fabricated planar trusses; transporting the interchangeable pre-fabricated planar trusses to the assembly site with reduce transportation costs; and assembling the trusses on site with a reduced labor costs.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2011Publication date: February 28, 2013Applicant: NUCOR CORPORATIONInventor: Lionel Edward Dayton
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Patent number: 8354175Abstract: Metal cellular panel (8) constituting a semifinished product formed by various corrugated plate half shells (1, 1?) wherein all the contact points between the half shells (1, 1?) are welded or riveted, and preferably the axial height (b) of the cells of the panel (panel thickness) does not exceed the maximum diameter of the cells. The panel production process ensures maximum flexibility, since it is adaptable to various cell shapes, various pitches between the cells, and various cell heights (h) (measured in the plane of the panel).Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2008Date of Patent: January 15, 2013Inventor: Pasquale Impero